This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Livelifelovefreedom Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.castle/1013.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Death Record: Name: Jacob Cassel Cassel Spouse: Sowege Gilding Swan Shawnee Indian Parents: Peter Cassel, Catherine Elizabeth Birth Place: Lancaster County, PA Birth Date: 1717 Death Place: Holsten River Area, VA Death Date: 1 Apr 1789 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=3880077&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ppvhash=53630f2cb5346eef06898e5a913af453000039a1ed902bb3 Although I no longer go by my surname Cassel, my birth father does. I am 11th generation from Jacob Cassel Sr He was born in 1717 in pennsylvania, usa. Died 1/4/1789, usa. Jacob had 9 known wifes. The First of them was Sowege Gilding who is also refered to as Mary Elizabeth, she is Shawnee Indian. Born: 1719, Died:1752 Virginia, usa. His other wifes are all Cherokee Indian. Marriage record Marriage:1735 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoolm&h=437708&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ppvhash=9412867df59baef4ae0e09334f70a0f9000039a1eda0220a Jacob Castle Sr 1717 - 1789 Sowege G S Indian 1719 - 1752 Children: * Valentine Cassel 1730 - 1804 * James Castle 1738 - 1802 * William Castle 1738 - 1744 * Michael Castle 1738 - 1791 * Jacob Castle 1749 - 1849 * Elijah Castle 1798 - 1889 My line is the Valentine Cassel I was most interest my self in this because I was taken by my mother at a young age, age 6 away from my father, because my mother remarried. I became most interested in my family history, where I came from. it's nice to know there are beautiful historic stories of the past that became a part of history. http://www.fotoshp.com/castlefamily/jacob_cassel_castle.html Shawnee heritage Page 58, section: 290. talks of Sowege Gilding and her children. Shows Jacob as her husband. talks of many other children and his different wives. this book is about shawnee heritage but lists the castle family. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6OugaRN9E0EC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=sowege gliding&source=web&ots=6m266D84fq&sig=sims5Tc4UUTBcb8xz96nrlNi7Bw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPA24,M1 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.